My original idea for the MODO Halloween Contest 2013 was to an animation.But there was no time for that. Now I have all the time in the world and this is my next late night project.No deadline but I hope it will be done before Christmas/New Year.

Chuck Clayton has already composed the music and given me some great ideas.

I use Adobe Illustrator a lot when I do for example logos and other details.Here are some screen shots with explanations on how I use Illustrator and MODO together.

TIP 1: If you want your curves to be centered in Your MODO scene when you have imported the eps from Illustrator.In Illustrator, place your curves outside your Artboard/Document in the upper left corner. The upper left corner is 0-XYZ in MODO.

TIP 2: If the curve is 50 mm high in Illustrator it will be 50 mm high in MODO. I always try to model in true world size.

This may be a stupid question as I have never really used illustrator before, but how do you draw those curves in illustrator to begin with?

There are No stupid question´s :)

In Adobe Illustrator almost everything is curves but they call it Path or Bézier Curve.When You for example have done a text logo you have to convert the text to Path before saving it as eps 8. If you don´t You can´t import it to MODO.To draw a Path/Bézier Curve you use the Pen tool in Illustrator.If you draw out a box, cirkel, star or draw by hand in Illustrator it is automatically a Path that You Can export and use in MODO. Not to complex but almost everything.

Ha- great tips Eric. I'm constantly using AI for certain things just because I'm so much more comfortable with how the curves work and have spent so much time in AI. I was using SI still mainly for it's curve to polygon conversion tools, but I am always wanting and looking for other methods so I can stay in MODO. These tips help so thanks for sharing!

This project is still going strong. But the progress is slow.I´m learning MARI and NUKE at the same time. Deadline for the animated version of the Scary Go Round is pushed forward a bit. Can´t say when. Maybe soon. Maybee later ... Killer soundtrack by Chuck Clayton. Can´t say more right now.